Is this "cultural appropriation"?

[OlderAndWiser]

Pretender!

The original: Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ken Griffey, Jr. was the first person who commonly wore his baseball cap backwards, and now it is something that white folks do to show how cool they are. Is it cultural appropriation, or stupid, or both, or neither?

It's not stupid BUT it is cultural appropriation. White people: Cease and desist!

It's stupid AND it is cultural appropriation. White people: Cease and desist!

It's not stupid AND it is NOT cultural appropriation.

It's stupid BUT it is NOT cultural appropriation.

Cultural appropriation does not exist except in the minds of the woke crowd.

Other; please explain in comments

[FortheloveofHistory]

We need to really start looking into this appropriation of Baseball by the Black Community.


Perhaps we need to start restructuring the leagues so we can get those Black players out of their
or at least educate them on their appropriation of White Culture.

While at it, we need to start considering to bar them from most sports, from Ice Hockey, to Basketball, to all forms of Football (including Rugby, Gridiron, and of course what Americans call Soccer).

On top of that...
Considering the history things are music recording, instruments...
Perhaps bar them from taking part in White Culture influenced things
Though once again, shared influence could be debated

Same with Cloths, Hairstyles (even the "Cornrows and Dreadlocks" Who can be seen in European tribal styles).. Though we might surrender than to them? and allow them to have that as a shared cultural influence?

Then once we start really getting into the legal structures, technological advancements, language.. ETC
I think its time we start judging Africans..
Tell them to speak their own language
practice their own laws..
create their own system
maybe we should consider taking away most modern forms of technological innovation?

More or less everything African Americans know...
Western Culture is mainly European culture after all.


PEOPLE
im being Fictitious on purpose
THIS whole Cultural Appropriation thing
is so stupid
GET OVER YOURSELF

[FortheloveofHistory]

Seriously
I see another question about "Cultural Appropriation"
I am going to scream

Society has turned into a bunch of bumbling idiots
who with under the guise of equality
do nothing but separate people who have more in common than they have apart

What a bunch of IDIOTS.

[OlderAndWiser]

So you do not perceive the sarcasm in my question?

[FortheloveofHistory]

Haha, I started my response to this with sarcasm as well for a reason

Mainly just wanted to discuss how stupid this whole thing is :)

[OlderAndWiser]

Indeed!

[DJB72]

Have you noticed how it's only "cultural appropriation" when white people do it?

Africans, Asians, Indians (from India and the American ones) wear jeans, suits, armani, versace, etc and nobody says a thing. A white guy dares to even LOOK at a Nehru collar or a feather headdress or a katana and he's being culturally inappropriate. If he goes so far as to BUY the leopard-skin or lion-skin Cape or the kimono or the traditional moccasin it's cultural appropriation.

The hypocrisy of the woke, their obscene double standards make me sick. They can all go choke on their tofu burgers while some self identifying twat is reaming their ass with a cucumber because they identify as a vegetable plot.

[OlderAndWiser]

I read this and IMMEDIATELY awarded MHO!

[DJB72]

I thank you sir! (last time I said something like that I was deleted and blocked within ten minutes 🤣)

[Gwenhwyfar]

Arguably it is because it’s white people trying to imitate (and in some cases make fun of) black people. But I don’t think Ken Griffey Jr. meant it as a black thing. Just a him thing. I do think cultural appropriation exists but I don’t think it’s everywhere.

[Daniela1982]

it's a pet peeve of mine - backward baseball shirts. Maybe they should wear their shoes backwards or their pants? Next it will be their jock straps.

[JackSmy]

@daniela1982 LOL!! Don't let it get to you!! Idiots, with no soul, are always going to try to imitate those they like/respect, but will not OPENLY ADMIT, that they like/respect them!!
So many white kids have so few REAL role models, that they have to look to the Black athletes, and basketball stars, football, and whatever!!
What white kid grows up, and wants to be a professional golfer, and wear the crap clothes those old guys do!! It took Tiger, to make that 'sport' cool!!
White kids need good White role models, so they don't have to feel like they have to steal something from another culture!!
But who are 'white" role models? Rich bastards that take advantage of others! What kid wants to grow up, and be that!! "I want to be super-rich, when I grow up, and I want to abuse others, and take advantage of them to get richer!" How is that a "role model"?
It used to be that a lot of kids wanted to be Police, or Firefighters, but now, with all the shootings, what kid, of any ethnicity wants to be a cop?

[Daniela1982]

@JackSmy White girl role models like the Kardashians? If they didn't get their rush of attention every day they would die of boredom.

[JackSmy]

@daniela1982 If I had a daughter, I would hope she would see good, female role models, REAL role models, and not fake, BULLSHIT crap like the KardashiCRASHINGS!!
That certainly does not, in ANY way, exclude strong, female role models of any race!!
One of the most AMAZING mentors, in my life, was a Native American from the Rosebud Nation! He taught me so much, without judgement, just sharing what he knew, his culture, and the Way, I follow, today.

[Daniela1982]

@JackSmy Miley Cyrus was a role model for girls as Hannah Montana but then turned into a tramp later on. Seems role models don't like being one. :(

[legalboxers]

I wore my hat backwards..

way before Ken Griffy

[OlderAndWiser]

Ken Griffey, Jr. started doing this in his childhood.

[JackSmy]

I think it is STUPID, and something IDIOTS do, when they have no personality of their own!! Why can't people just be who they are, and not need to copy others, pretending that they might be like the first one to do a thing?
Sad, really. Monkey see, Monkey do, and so terribly sad that white people cannot embrace, and understand their culture, but rather choose to try to emulate some of the Black Culture, and mannerisms, words, and such, but they just look a JOKE, at best, and PATHETIC, mostly!
If you are White, BE WHITE! Not saying you should be a racist Assbag, and white supremist in any way!!
What happened to country music, and line dancing, and that is ALL WHITE!!
LOL! So sad to put labels on things, but be who you are, and stop pretending!

[razelove]

Heh, I like the guy shading his eyes with the cap on backwards. Geez, if only there was something that went on your head and blocked the sun from your eyes...

Appropriation is BS, wearing hats backwards is stupid and defeats the purpose of wearing one to begin with.

[NamerOfStars]

Ken Griffey Jr is American. Assuming that guy is as well, then no, of course not. "Black" is not a culture. If you're going to cling to the idea of essential separatism based on skin color, than I'll point out that Mr. Griffey has frequently communicated using spoken language, and is appropriating the culture of the Neanderthals. He's also been seen walking erect and using tools, appropriating the culture of Homo Habilis.

[Pogi-Paddy-2]

I am 53 years old and I have been wearing my baseball caps backwards in the 1970's, long before Ken Griffey Jr ever started wearing one backwards. So this isn't cultural appropriation. Your information isn't accurate nor would it be considered cultural appropriation.☯️

[Jaximus-Lion]

If people are doing like the first photo! That is just plain dump. I am a bald guy and i wear it backwords to maintain my head sweat in control and it's kind of my signature, it says (bearded chef). Not sure what to choose from the pole

[pigoat]

That's not how it works


White people said the N word before the blacks

And whites can't even say it anymore but blacks can

Your question is disqualified

[DizzyDesii]

Lmao i can't. GAG stay trollin. We dont give af if others wear their cap backwards

[Twinrova]

Why does it matter? XD. Kind of hard not to appropriate someone else's culture when you live in a multi-cultural society, like America, no?

[PaynefulPleasures]

What 🧐

https://youtu.be/DKnUj3CvBKU

[Pete671]

I often wear one for work, and turn it backwards sometimes if I can't see due to stuff I need to see close because the peak puts stuff in the shade, and helps me not lose the cap,,,

[Massageman]

No. It just must mean they don't have a problem seeing through the glare.

[exitseven]

It is not stupid. I wear it backwards sometimes when the visor gets in the way.

[NoManTwo]

There are a lot of Rednecks and Hillbillies who have done that way before Griffey.

[OlderAndWiser]

I never saw that before the early 1990's. Did you?

[NoManTwo]

Yes I have

[Anonymous]

I would say no, very difficult to say who first began this trend

[msc545]

Not stupid and not cultural appropriation - it's just a hat!

[Jack9949]

How somebody chooses to wear a hat is the least of my concern.

[Anonymous]

I dint do it . But I people do i don't really care, bigger things to worry about.

[Jersey2]

Baseball and baseball caps are white culture. Ken Griffey Jr appropriated it! It’s an outrage!

[OlderAndWiser]

I think white men invented trousers, too!

[FortheloveofHistory]

How dare he speak out language!
OUTRAAAAGEE
PRACTICING White systems of law...
using White inventions
GAAAAARRRRRR

OUTRAGEEEE!!!
driving cars... how can he do that?
eating out food

The man thinks he's white!!

ya im sick of this cultural appropriation stuff.

[Anonymous]

There is no such thing as "cultural appropriation". It exists only in the minds of liberal morons who are desperately looking for another way to be a "victim".